Bogs of the Northeast

Preface

Acknowledgments

Perceptions of bogs

Basic terms and definitions

The genesis of peatlands

Fens and bogs

The geography of northeastern peatlands

Plants and animals: Their ways to survival

Sphagnum mosses

The carnivorous plants

The orchids

Sedges and heaths

Insects and other invertebrates

Fish, amphibians, and reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Vaults of history

Human uses of peatlands

Presevation or obliteration?

Bibliography

Appendixes: Some peatlands of the northeast; Some amphibians and reptiles of northeastern peatlands; Some birds of northeastern peatlands; Some mammals of northeastern peatlands

Index.